18TH COLLIOURE PIANO FESTIVAL!

– Piano Festival from 30 June to 5 July
– Pass for all concerts recommended
– Bookings: online by clicking on the “book” button on the right, or in person at the tourist office.

Collioure Piano Festival

This year sees the 18th edition of the Piano à Collioure festival, organised by the Association des Amis d’Alain Marinaro in partnership with the Town of Collioure.

The festival, supported by the Département des Pyrénées-Orientales, the Hotel Casa Païral and the Stelsia Casino, will take place from Tuesday 30 June to Sunday 5 July 2026.

The International Piano Competition is one of the highlights of the event. Young pianists under the age of 26 from all over the world will gather at the cultural centre to compete for the Grand Prix Alain Marinaro.

As every year, the public will also be able to enjoy flash aperitifs, breakfasts at the Casa Païral and a host of other events.

Discover the festival programme.

For all concerts, free reserved parking will be available in the Place du Marché car park (4 place Général Leclerc, Collioure), on presentation of a ticket and subject to availability.

– Piano Festival Pass

Access all the festival concerts with the Festival Pass.

Price: €90 (a saving of €35)
Valid from Tuesday 30 June to Sunday 5 July 2026.

– Tuesday 30th June

5pm: Festival launch, Place du 18 Juin (free)

9.00 pm: Philippe Cassard recital in Square Caloni – €30

Programme :

From Vienna

Haydn – Sonata XVI/51 in D major
Mozart – Fantasy K.397 in D minor
Beethoven – Variations op.34 in F major
Schubert – Sonata D.664 in A major
Brahms – 15 Waltzes op.39

Closing of online sales: the same day at 6.00 pm
On-site box office opens: 8:00 pm

– Wednesday 1st July

11.30am: Festival info, place du 18 Juin (flash concert) – free of charge

4pm: 1st session of the competition at the cultural centre – €10

Online sales close: 3pm the same day
On-site ticket office opens: 3.15pm

8.00 pm: Recital by Jan Wachowski at the cultural centre – €20

Programme :

Claude Debussy – Ballade L.70
Julius Zarębski – Grande Polonaise op.6 in F sharp major
Frédéric Chopin – Sonata for piano op.35 in B flat minor
Jan Wachowski – Two Nocturnes
n°1 in C minor
No.2 in E major
Jan Wachowski – Variations in C major

Closing of online sales: the same day at 6.00 pm
On-site box office opens: 7.00 pm

– Thursday 2nd July

9.30am: Breakfast at Casa Païral (free)

11.30am: Festival info, place du 18 Juin (flash concert) – free of charge

4pm: 2nd session of the competition at the cultural centre – €10

Online sales close: 3pm the same day
On-site ticket office opens: 3.15pm

8:00 pm: Marta Zabaleta recital at the cultural centre – €20

Programme :

Works by Pedro Soler
Claude Debussy
Enrique Granados
Maurice Ravel
Isaac Albéniz

Online sales close: 6.00 pm on the same day
On-site ticket sales open: 19:00

– Friday 3rd July

9.30am: Breakfast at Casa Païral (free)

11.30am: Musical aperitif at the Dominicans (free)

11.30am: Festival info, place du 18 Juin (flash concert) – free of charge

4pm: 3rd session of the competition at the cultural centre – €10

Online sales close: 3pm the same day
On-site ticket office opens: 3.15pm

– Saturday 4th July

11.30am: Festival info, place du 18 Juin (flash concert) – free of charge

8.00 pm: Recital by Paul Lay at the cultural centre – €20

Programme :

Jazz recital
Improvisations on the music of George Gershwin

Online sales close: 6.00 pm the same day
On-site ticket sales open: 7.00 pm

– Sunday 5th July

5:00 pm: Final of the International Piano Competition – €25

Programme :

Orchestra of 8 to 9 musicians, string version

Frédéric Chopin – Piano Concerto No.1 in E minor op.11
2nd and 3rd movements

19:00: Prize-giving ceremony at the cultural centre, in the presence of the jury and the Mayor of Collioure

Closing of online sales: the same day at 4.00 pm
Ticket sales open on site: 4.15pm